No. 23 VB Records Third Sweep of Baylor Classic, 3-0 over Campbell

Sunday, September 1

Waco, Texas

11AM

Baylor

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Campbell

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Campbell

Baylor

No. 23 VB Records Third Sweep of Baylor Classic, 3-0 over Campbell

9/1/2024 1:33:00 PM | Volleyball

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Bears led by Sczech with 12 kills

WACO, Texas – The 23rd-ranked Baylor volleyball team continued their momentum from Friday as they swept Campbell, 3-0, in the early afternoon on Sunday. With the 3-0 win, the Bears swept each of the three teams in the Baylor Classic.

The Bears (3-0) defeated the Camels (0-3) in three sets at the Ferrell Center. Winning the first set 25-18, BU continued to dominate and took the second set 25-9. Baylor secured the third set 25-9, holding Campbell to a -.055 hitting percentage overall.

Allie Sczech led the Bears with 12 kills and Kendal Murphy served up two aces along with Elise McGhee and Tehani Ulufatu.

THE RUNDOWN
Set 1
Campbell earned the first two points of the set, but the Bears came out strong with back-to-back aces from Elise McGhee. Baylor went on a 3-0 scoring run thanks to two kills from Jackie Barrett Frazier and another from Alicia Andrews, causing Campbell to call timeout at 12-8. The Bears then went on a 5-0 scoring run highlighted by kills from Allie Sczech and Kendal Murphy. Following that run, a kill from McGhee and a block by Andrew led the Bears to a score of 25-18 to end the first set, holding Campbell to a .067 hitting percentage.

Set 2
As the Bears headed into the second set, Sczech got it started. A block party ensued after the teams traded points, with Victoria Davis and Grace Carroll combining at the net to make it 8-6, Bears. The team dominated on a 9-0 run highlighted by a kill from McGhee and back-to-back aces by Murphy, a career high, going up 15-6. The Bears continued to dominate with an 8-0 run which included another set of back-to-back aces, this time from Tehani Ulufatu. Bringing the set to a close at 25-9, Sczech and Bibinbe getting a block, Bibinbe with a kill, and then a solo block from Bibinbe to finish it.

Set 3
The Bears' rampage continued as Murphy and Sczech opened the set with back-to-back kills. Nothing doing for the Camels, McGhee, Sczech and Bibinbe scattered the court with kills, going up 10-4, causing Campbell to call time. Starting with a Murphy kill at 12-5, Sczech led the Bears on a 7-0 scoring run where she had four kills in a row. Jennifer Bolden got her first career Baylor kill at 19-6 before a solo block from Bibinbe. Campbell never found its rhythm, Carroll recorded two kills, and Ava Grace Haggard had a solo block to help Baylor take the set, 25-9, securing its third sweep of the weekend.

HIGHLIGHTS

Baylor went 3-0 on the weekend and swept each match.
BU is now 49-6 in the Baylor Classic all-time.
Allie Sczech led the Bears with 12 kills, one shy of her career high.
Kendal Murphy, Tehani Ulufatu and Elise McGhee each had two aces.
The Bears held the Camels to nine points in the second and third frame, the first time they've held an opponent to under ten points in a set since October 30, 2022 against West Virginia.

All-Classic Team
Top Blocker – Tytiana Johnson, Tulsa, 14 blocks, 1.56 b/s
Top Hitter – Beth Bayless, Tulsa, 23 kills, .243%
Top Setter – Jackie Barrett Frazier, Baylor, 65 assists, 7.22 a/s
Top Libero/DS – Marta Pecalli, Tulsa/Lauren Briseño, Baylor – 34 digs, .378 d/s
MVP - Kendal Murphy, Baylor, 30 kills, .460%

UP NEXT
The Bears head to Houston to play Rice on Tuesday, September 3 at 6 p.m. at Tudor Fieldhouse.

Baylor will return to Ferrell on Friday as they host the fourth iteration of the Big Ten/Big 12 Challenge with Minnesota, TCU and Wisconsin.

Fans interested in purchasing tickets for home matches can visit BaylorBears.com/Tickets . All seats are general admission for volleyball in the Ferrell Center.

To stay up to date all year long on all things Baylor volleyball, follow the team on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram: @BaylorVBall.

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